Taylor Swift Chats with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in Suite Before Super Bowl 2024

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift talking to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024.Photo:CBS

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Taylor Swiftis making friends all around theNFLatSuper Bowl2024!

Swift, 34, was spotted chatting with NFL commissionerRoger Goodellinside her suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas just before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.

The beloved singer-songwriter appeared to be deep in conversation with Goodell, 64, as they shared a conversation before Swift’s boyfriend,Travis Kelce, took the field for the big game.

Aclip of their conversationalso shows Swift’s mother,Andrea Swift, inside the suite. Swift’s father,Scott Swift, was also seen in the suite on Sunday.

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The meeting between Goodell and Swift comes just under a week after the commissioner praised her impact on the league.

On Monday, Goodell said in apress conferencethat Swift has had a“wonderful” effect on viewershipsince she begandating the Kansas City Chiefs tight endlast year.

“I think it’s great to have her a part of it,” he added. “It creates a buzz, it creates another group of young fans — particularly young women — that are interested in seeing, ‘Why is she going to this game? Why is she interested in this game?’ "

“Besides Travis, she is a football fan, and I think that’s great for us," he continued.

Roger Goodell, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/Getty, Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty, Lester Cohen/Getty

Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/Getty, Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty, Lester Cohen/Getty

Goodell also noted that more people are tuning in because of the “great competition” among teams this year. He said 70% of NFL games have “been within one score in the fourth quarter.”

Nonetheless, he said he can’t deny that the “Taylor Swift Effect” has boosted ratings.

“Having the ‘Taylor Swift Effect’ is also positive,” Goodell admitted. “Both Travis and Taylor are wonderful young peopleand they seem very happy."

He added of the “Style” singer, “She knows great entertainment, and that’s why she loves NFL football.”

Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 24, 2023.Jason Hanna/Getty

Jason Hanna/Getty

Goodell added that he sees where fans’ passion for Swift comes from, having attended two of the pop superstar’sEras Tourshows with his daughters and wife.

“She is a remarkable performer; she knows great entertainment,” he said. “She‘s the best of the best, so having her come to NFL games, having her part of that, is nothing but a positive.”

When asked about rumors that Swift’s involvement at the games are “scripted,” Goodell laughed it off anddenied anything was set up.

“There’s no way that I could have scripted that one,” he said.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing on CBS on Feb. 11.

source: people.com